A $451 million mystery is over. A 20-year-old "retired" background screening worker from Florida claimed the fourth-largest jackpot in Mega Millions lottery history, lotto officials confirmed. Shane Missler, of Port Richey, was the lone winner of the Jan. 5 jackpot. He elected to take a lump sum

A cashier who works in the Florida 7-Eleven where the winning ticket for the $450 million Mega Millions prize was sold says has "no idea" who hit the jackpot. Rachel Vanderwiede is one of two clerks at a 7-Eleven in Port Richey, Florida, who could have sold the Quick Pick ticket that won Friday

There's a Mega Millions ticket holder in Florida who's starting the new year on a very prosperous note: The unidentified individual is the winner of Friday night's drawing for the $450 million Mega Millions jackpot, lottery officials announced this morning. The winning ticket was purchased at a

The winning ticket for Saturday's $570 million Powerball jackpot drawing was sold in New Hampshire, lottery officials said early Sunday morning. "We are excited to announce that a single ticket sold in New Hampshire won the estimated $559.7 million jackpot!” said Charlie McIntyre, Powerball Product

One lucky winner could be hours away from taking home one of the largest jackpots in Mega Millions or Powerball history. In more than two months without a winner, both the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots have rolled over to an estimated combined total of nearly $1 billion. The Mega Millions

No winning tickets were sold for Wednesday night's $460 million Powerball drawing, lottery officials said. The winning numbers were 2, 18, 37, 39 and 42, and the Powerball number was 12. Lottery officials said the jackpot will grow to an estimated $550 million for Saturday night's drawing, which

Tuesday night's drawing for the $361 million Mega Millions jackpot failed to produce a winner, so the jackpot is even more lucrative now: It's an estimated $418 million, according to Mega Millions officials. The drawing for that jaw-dropping jackpot will take place Friday night. The numbers drawn

This week could bring the best holiday season ever for a lucky person or persons with two jackpots worth nearly half a billion dollars combined! The drawing for Mega Millions will be held tonight at 11 p.m. ET, with a cash option of $141 million. The drawing for Powerball will be held Wednesday

Following Friday night's Mega Millions draw for a $393 million jackpot, the lottery announced shortly afterwards that a single winning ticket was sold in Illinois. The ticket, sold at Nick's Barbecue in Palos Heights, matched all six numbers drawn: 23, 33, 53, 56 and 58, plus the Mega Ball, 6.